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Road to Revolution Structured Notes

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• Sugar Act: A tax on molasses.

• Tea Act: A tax on tea

• Boston Massacre: 5 colonists  were shot and killed by British soldiers after throwing ice and injuring them.

• Boston Tea Party: Son’s of Liberty colonists dressed as indians threw tea barrels in the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act.

• Albany Plan of Union: An attempt for the 13 colonies to join as a union.

• Treaty of  Paris: A treaty ending the American Revolution.

• Proclamatrion of 1763:  King George III forbid  colonists to settle further out west.

• Sons and Daughters of Liberty: American Revolution protest groups.

• Shot heard ‘round the world: The start of the American Revolution.

• Quebec Act: It set up a government for Canada and gave complete religious freedom to French Catholics; it also extended the borders of Quebec to include the land between the Ohio and Missouri rivers

  • While it pleased the French Canadians, it angered American colonists because some of the colonies claimed control over the lands.

• Battle of Lexington: Village near Boston where minutemen met British soldiers on the village green; Shots rang out and colonists were killed.

• Battle of Concord: Village near Boston where minutemen met British soldiers on the Concord Bridge; Colonists forced the British to retreat.

• With the battles at Lexington and Concord, war had begun.

• Petition: Formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people

• Boycott: To refuse to buy certain goods and services

• Repeal: To cancel

• Writs of Assistance: Legal document that allowed officers to a ship’s cargo without giving a reason

• Committee of Correspondence: Group of people who regularly wrote letters and pamphlets reporting to other colonies on events in Massachusetts

• Militia:  An army of citizens who serve as soldiers in times of emergency

• Minutemen: Volunteers who trained for the militia; they were prepared to fight at a minute’s notice

• Colonial Leaders:

• Samuel Adams of Massachusetts was a talented organizer. He arranged protests and stirred public support.

• John Adams of Massachusetts had a knowledge of British law that earned him respect.

• Mercy Otis Warren of Massachusetts wrote plays that made fun of British officials.

• Abigail Adams of Massachusetts wrote to spur colonists to action.

• George Washington of Virginia joined in protesting the Townshend Acts.

• Patrick Henry of Virginia gave speeches that stirred others to action.

• Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was a rising law student.